Book match bar



Nov. 3, 1936.

M. PoLAcsEK 2,059,392

BOOK MATCH BAR Filed Aug. 3l,l 1934 MAu R|CE PoLAcsr-:K

BY ,.a". f -ATTORNEY I Patented` Nov. 3, 1936v demand exists foradditional matches.

P A. T

, BOOK MATCH Bah.

Maurice Polacsek, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application August 3l, 193i, @arial No. 742,206

' l illaim. (Cl. 20G-29) This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in match packages and has more particular reference to abook match bar, strip or roll.

It is a general custom to manufacture books of matches with twentymatches in each book. It is also general custom to sell packages ofciga-4 rettes containing cigarettes. When a purchaser buys a package ofcigarettes he is given lo one book of matches. While the number ofcigarettes and matches correspond, it is found in practice that quiteoften the matches are blown out by the wind and it requires more thanone match to light a cigarette. For this reason a Persons generally askfor such additional matches gratis. It is-an object of this invention toso construct a book match bar, roll or strip that portions thereoi' maybe readily detached and any small 20 quantity of matches be thusobtained to be given away. n.

It is also an object of this invention to provide the homes with matchbars from which any small portion or quantity of matches may be detachedfor use.

Still further the invention particularly proposes the construction of anarticle as mentioned which is characterized by a unit of match stock, acover strip for the match stock, and manually segreao gateable meansdividing oif detachable sections of said match stock and cover, wherebyone or more sections may be detached as a unit.

Still further the invention proposes the teaching of the use of scorelines, grooves, dents, Iper- 35 forations and similar weakened or cutportions as constituting the means whereby the divided ofi sectionsmentioned in the previous paragraph may be readily detached.

Still further the invention contemplates the 40 use of perforations,cuts, scorings and the like arranged in such a manner that the amount ofmatches may be measured. l

IThe invention further contemplates the provision of thin paper orsimilar means holding sepa- 45 rate sections of books of matchestogether in a strip, bar or roll so that various sections may bedetached when desired.

A further objectief this invention is the construction of a device asmentioned which is sim- 60 ple and durable and which can be manufacturedw accompanying drawing. and to the appended claim in which the variousnovel features of'the invention are more particularly set forth.

Inl the accompanying drawing forming a material part f this disclosure;

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective View of a book match bar constructedaccording to this invention. v

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the sections of Fig. l detached.n

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view oi Fig. l shown with the cover open.

Fig. 4 is an edge elevational View of Fig. 3 looking from the left handside.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view similar to Fig. 1 illustratinga modification of the invention.

Figo is van elevational view of Fig. 5 shown with the cover open andlooking on the inner side.

The book match bar, according to this invention, comprises a unit oiVmatch stock it associ-- ated with a cover strip I i for covering thematch stock. 'I'he match stock comprises a continuous base portion lilafrom which groups of matches It project. These groups may be groups ofve, ten or any denomination desired. vThe groups are separated from eachother by small spacesas clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. The cover ii hasits A tachable sections of the match stock and cover whereby one or moresections may be detached as a unit. This `means comprises niches lilarranged upon the bent edge of the cover at the proper Y spaces tocoincide with the match sections and in line with perforations it and,or scoringlines it. The book match bars may also be without 'niches it.It is preferred that the scoring lines it bearranged to include severalgroups or sections of matches so that the dividing 0H of the standardsize of match package will be very easy.

The intermediately segregateable means consti,

tutes the perforatons i5 ,which divide these main portions into smallersections. lThe sections may be segregated with the match package bar inthe closed position as illustrated in Fig. 1. Itis merely necessary thatstresses be placed upon the niches I4 and the section or sections may betorn od.

Each small detached section may be used as a book of matches and in thisfashion it is possible to give a small quantity of matches if theoccasion arises. It is just as easy to give a standard or largerquantity should this be necessary.

In Figs. 5 and 6 another embodiment of the lnvention has been disclosedwherein novel means is shown for holding the sections together inmanually segregateable fashion. More particularly, according to thisform of the invention, the sections 20 of the bar of matches areseparate from each other and held together in a unit by an externalsheet of thin material 2| pasted upon the cover portion of the packagebar. Each of the detachable sections 20 comprises match stock consistingof a base portion I0* and match portions lb. Each of the detachablesections includes a cover section which has its lower end bent over thebase portion Illl and secured in position with the staple I2. Chemicalsubstance- |3 is upon the outer face of the covering 2| located upon theturned up portion of the cover. The covering material 2| may be tissuepaper and its function is to hold the various sections of the matchpackage bar together in a unit. Niches M are formed along the bentportion of the cover at the bottom so as to facilitate tearing of theholding sheet 2| to segregate the sections.

It is to be understood that perforations, dents, cuts, grooves or anyother type of scoring may be used in connection with my match packagebar.

It is also to be understood that all niches Ill may be omitted from thebook match bar ii.' so desired.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment oi. myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent isz;-

In a book match bar, a unit of match stock comprising a plurality ofbase strip portions integral with a plurality of small groups of matchportions projecting therefrom, a cover strip for the match stockconsisting of a plurality of separate sections each having an upturnedportion bent around the lower portion of the match stock, a back portionextendirm across the back of the match stock, and a front portion withthe free edge thereof engageable beneath the free edge of said upturnedportion, chemical substance for aiding in igniting the matches on thefront of the upturned portion, a staple for eachl separate section andengaging through the upturned portion, the base strip, and the backportion of the cover strip, and thin fragile material adapted to bereadily torn pasted on the entire surface of the cover strip to hold thesections thereof detachably together in a unit.

MAURICE POLACSEK.

